W44.9

The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified foreign body entering via natural orifice is W44.9. The full clinical description is "Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice". W44.9 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code W44.9 represents “Unspecified foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice”. It is classified under Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, W44.9 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under W44.9.

W44.9 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).

W44.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: assault (X92-Y09); contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64); exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-); and 1 more.

W44.9 has 3 child codes, including: W44.9XXA (Unspecified foreign body entering via natural orifice, init), W44.9XXD (Unspecified foreign body entering via natural orifice, subs), W44.9XXS (Unspecified fb entering via natural orifice, sequela).

W44.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C5819505. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified foreign body entering via natural orifice affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for W44.9 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.